AFRICA
Non-ratification of AU treaties slows down continental flagship projects' implementation
Several treaties negotiated and agreed upon at African Union (AU) level cannot be enforced as member States continue to drag feet on ratifications. The commission now banks on the on-going monitoring and evaluation exercise to determine status of implementation of decisions adopted over the past 10...
Eyes on Govts in Africa to enact laws to tackle digital violence
It has emerged that lack of legal frameworks in many countries continue to expose women who access the internet to different forms of violence online -- from cyberstalking, unsolicited sexually explicit content, doxing, cyber-bullying, and the non-consensual sharing of intimate images, among others.
Big salaries, posh offices and cars eating up funding for conservation in Africa
A new study published by Maliasili and Synchronicity Earth, both African organisations whose work revolves around community-based approaches to conservation show that indigenous people and local communities across the globe receive less than 1 per cent of all climate funding, while African organizations...
Inside Africa’s $200bn conservation funding plan: What we know
Some $2 billion to $3 billion is what is urgently needed annually to allow the fund to kickstart and support the protected and conserved areas on the continent, according to Frederick Kumah, Vice President of Kenya-based African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), the organization spearheading ongoing push to...
Paywalls, narrative hurting Africa digital transformation drive - Experts
Increasingly, financially-struggling media and journalists have been resorting to putting their content behind the paywall in a bid to raise revenues, definitely denying a section of the population who cannot afford subscription a chance to quality content access.
Rwandan Journalist wins outstanding AU Fellowship
Johnson Kanamugire is one of a team of 15 African journalists, content creators and bloggers selected among 800 applications received from the continent and diaspora for the fellowsip programme run jointly by African Union and the Germany Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ).
ALERT: Harmful cosmetics Rwanda FDA tells you not to buy, use
Importers and suppliers of the incriminated cosmetics to have all quantities returned by their clients and submit detailed report with data on quantities imported, those distributed, returned and the stock at hand.
ALERT: Noodle products you should not eat
This is the third alert by the Food and Drugs Authority within barely two weeks. On May 4, the agency recalled several batches of India-made Amoxicillin and Metronidazole, the drugs used to treat infections, after they failed quality control tests.
Muhanga-Mukamira road closed after landslide, traffic diverted
This is yet another rain-induced closure in two weeks of the upcountry road linking Western Districts of Ngororero, Nyabihu and Rubavu via Muhanga District.
What do migrants, refugees take away from us?
Inclusion still faces issues mainly non-legal limitations such as lack of access to capital in forms of loans or grants, limitations in access to land for agriculture, jobs and education to be able to fully contribute to the growth of the economy.
ALERT: Rains cause temporary closure of key upcountry road
Reports indicate that river Nyabarongo overflowed Wednesday following heavy rains, rendering a section of the road between Districts of Ngororero and Muhanga impassable.
Kigali mass sports on hold until May
The planned car free day fell on one of the most important holidays for the country’s majority Christians, on which they celebrate the resurrection of Jesus.
